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Soylent 1.4 Formula Changes Taste, Ditches Oils, Swizzles Nutrients

posted by takyon on Wednesday April 08 2015, @07:35AM   Printer-friendly
from the indie-gestion dept.

chromas writes:

In other Soylent news, the powdered foodstuff has a new "version release":

Soylent founder Rob Rhinehart has continued to update Soylent's formula, tweaking the contents and altering the micro- and macronutrient blend in response to user feedback and also actual science and lab-work. The latest change, to "version 1.4," is the most significant since the product's launch: in addition to ditching the often leaky bottles of oil, the amount of soluble fiber has been greatly reduced, from 10g per pouch to 3.9g; the total amount of fiber has been reduced from 30g to 16g per pouch.

Other changes include reduced portion size (the pouches indicate 4 rather than 3 servings), a smoother texture, a more neutral and less dough-like flavor, and less "butt stuff." Why? "Some people's gut bacteria are not accustomed to the soluble fiber."

 
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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 08 2015, @12:10PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 08 2015, @12:10PM (#167814)

    What's the shelf life? Can I use it for camping? Prepers food?

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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 08 2015, @12:55PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 08 2015, @12:55PM (#167831)

    RTFA. It says the 1.4 formulation is labelled for 2 years.

    • (Score: 2) by Reziac on Thursday April 09 2015, @04:25PM

      by Reziac (2489) on Thursday April 09 2015, @04:25PM (#168391) Homepage

      I'll be surprised if the fish oil component keeps that long; fish oil is very subject to rapid rancidity, and rancid fat likes to suck all the Vitamin E out of your body. (In dogs, the result is irreversible retinal degeneration and blindness.)

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